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| Swammerdam’s science His life and work Nerve function Muscles Bees and ants "The Bible of Nature" Amazing drawings Techniques and microscopy Preformationism Swammerdam’s life Birth Death A fake “portrait” Science in society Empiricism and religion Mysticism and modern science Illustrations and their meaning Swammerdam in culture Swammerdam's world Friends and contemporaries Contemporary accounts On-line resources Under construction: Discussions of Swammerdam’s work A bibliography of Swammerdam's works Contact |
Other (smaller!) files: A downloadable biographical article (PDF format) about Swammerdam, from "Endeavour". Click here. A fascinating on-line exhibition about books and the origins of modernity, including a reproduction of Swammerdam's dissection of the mayfly nymph. From the Rare Book Library at the University of Sydney, Australia. Click here. An article by Professor John Pearn of the University of Queensland on Swammerdam and muscle function. Click here. An article about research on Swammerdam and Malpighi from The Times. Click here. The original article on Swammerdam and Malpighi , published in "Annals of Science", upon which The Times piece was based (PDF format). Click here. For the Annals of Science website, click here. An illustration of one of Swammerdam's microscopes. Click here. A brief account of Swammerdam's life from Wolfram research. Click here. Swammerdam's drawings of a mosquito (1669/1677?) and of a scorpion (1669/1677?). Click here. Brief description of Swammerdam's experiment on frog muscle (with illustrations). Click here. Summary of Swammerdam's life and connections (Galileo project). Click here. An excellent article from 1901 showing how a previous generation rediscovered Swammerdam. Click here. An article on Swammerdam's work on bees and ants (PDF format). Click here. An illustration from Swammerdam's 1675 book on the mayfly and a brief summary of his life (in Dutch). Click here. Brian J Ford's website — includes material about 17th century microscopy. Click here. |
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